Buffalo City, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—94°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——98°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——102°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—104°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—96°69°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—87°70°-9°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buffalo City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Buffalo City
- Sun91°72°17%
- Mon94°72°21%
- Tue98°69°6%
- Wed102°72°5%
- Thu104°75°13%
- Fri96°69°28%
- Sat87°70°30%
- Sun95°69°15%
- Mon96°71°4%
- Tue102°73°4%
- Wed104°73°9%
- Thu98°69°13%
- Fri102°68°23%
- Sat95°67°16%
- Sun96°72°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Buffalo City
SPC includes Buffalo City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Buffalo City
- 72653